Ambracia, silver, staters (Pegasus/Athena) (404-338 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7556

404 BCE - 338 BCE Silver 6,115 kg

Description

Obverse:	Pegasus flying r., beneath, A.
Reverse:	Head of Athena r., wearing Corinthian helmet and single pendant earring, behind neck-guard, A

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Ambracia

Ancient region:

Epirus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

404 BCE

to

338 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

8.40

Denomination:

stater

Standard:

Image

]]AC179 Ambracia staters.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ravel 1928
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ravel 1928, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1958-1962, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Calciati 1990, n° 56-85, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4RQEMAC, n° 179, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]5HGC 3.1, n° 205-206
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/ambracia.calciati 1990.56-85

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	10	27.78	10	2.64	45, 49, 50, 59, 60, 66, 67, 68, 70, 79
2	1	2.78	2	0.53	62
3	5	13.89	15	3.96	56, 64, 69, 73, 75
4	1	2.78	4	1.06	65
5	2	5.56	10	2.64	72, 78
9	2	5.56	18	4.75	63, 71
10	2	5.56	20	5.28	54, 74
12	1	2.78	12	3.17	47
13	1	2.78	13	3.43	76
14	1	2.78	14	3.69	61
19	2	5.56	38	10.03	46, 58
20	1	2.78	20	5.28	53
21	2	5.56	42	11.08	51, 52
26	1	2.78	26	6.86	48
28	2	5.56	56	14.78	55, 77
33	1	2.78	33	8.71	44
46	1	2.78	46	12.14	57
Total	36 of 36	100.05	379 of 379	100.03

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	36	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	10
Number of reverse dies (r)	66	Number of coins (n)	379
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	10.53	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	5.74
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.83	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	27.78 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	36.4	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	728,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	39.78	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00052
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.36%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	20,824.18
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	6,115 kg <br /> 6,115 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	52,060.44

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